Algerians tired of ruling cadre march as ex-premiers bid for presidency
Protesters opposing the election that Algeria’s veteran ruling cadre has set for December took to the streets of the capital on Friday seeking the release...
Rouhani says he rejected U.S. offer to lift sanctions made in message to Europeans
The United States sent a message to European leaders that it was willing to lift all sanctions on Iran, according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who...
For would-be elite soldiers, healthier diets may pay off
(Reuters Health) – A study of soldiers trying to get into an elite army unit adds to evidence linking healthy diets to better physical performance....
Members of disbanded EPA air quality panel form independent group
Former members of an air quality scientific advisory committee that was disbanded by the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday they were forming...
Disney, Sony strike deal to keep Spider-Man in Marvel movies
Marvel Studios will continue to produce the Spider-Man Homecoming series, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios said on Friday, heading off fans’ fears that...
Environmental groups sue over Trump auto emissions move
Nine U.S. environmental groups sued the U.S. Transportation Department on Friday over its effort to bar California from setting tailpipe emissions and electric vehicle requirements....
Turkey plans $27 billion housing project in northeast Syria: broadcaster TRT
Turkey’s draft plan for a construction project to settle 1 million Syrian refugees in a “safe zone” in northeast Syria would cost around 151 billion...
Tunisian Islamists pivot from consensus politics as election looms
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party will seek to govern alone or in partnership with “the forces of the revolution”, its leader said on Friday, hinting...
‘How dare you?’ Thunberg’s U.N. speech inspires Dutch climate protesters
Thousands of Dutch children skipped school to join a global climate strike on Friday, blocking traffic and asking their leaders “how dare you?” in a...
Disney, Sony strike deal to keep Spider-Man in Marvel universe
Marvel Studios will continue to produce the Spider-Man Homecoming series, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios said on Friday, heading off fans’ fears that...